Best of 柳 弘之

Best of 柳 弘之

JAPAN-AUTO-YAMAHA

YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

Yamaha Motor president Hiroyuki Yanagi announces the company's new mid-term business strategy in Tokyo on December 18, 2012. Yamaha is expecting to introduce the new concept vehicle and unmanned autonomous vehicle system in the next year. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO

Yamaha Motor president Hiroyuki Yanagi announces the company's new mid-term business strategy in Tokyo on December 18, 2012. Yamaha is expecting to introduce the new concept vehicle and unmanned autonomous vehicle system in the next year. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO

Hiroyuki Yanagi, President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Corp. announces their consolidated fiscal business results of 2014 at the the Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building on February 12, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The company scored operating income of 87.2 billion yen for the current full year, one year earlier than originally targeted in its 2013 - 2015 business plan.

Hiroyuki Yanagi, President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Corp. announces their consolidated fiscal business results of 2014 at the the Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building on February 12, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The company scored operating income of 87.2 billion yen for the current full year, one year earlier than originally targeted in its 2013 - 2015 business plan.

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Hiroyuki Yanagi

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, said it probably met a reduced 2013 sales target in Indonesia and expects to at least maintain the level of deliveries in its largest market this year. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, said it probably met a reduced 2013 sales target in Indonesia and expects to at least maintain the level of deliveries in its largest market this year. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Hiroyuki Yanagi

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., reacts during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, said it probably met a reduced 2013 sales target in Indonesia and expects to at least maintain the level of deliveries in its largest market this year. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., reacts during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Yamaha Motor, the world's second-largest motorcycle maker, said it probably met a reduced 2013 sales target in Indonesia and expects to at least maintain the level of deliveries in its largest market this year. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., listens during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., listens during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., reacts during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., reacts during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yamaha CEO Hiroyuki Yanagi Interview And Views Of The Company Showroom

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Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hiroyuki Yanagi, president and chief executive officer of Yamaha Motor Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Yamaha aims to double the operating profit margin of its motorcycle business by the end of 2018 as the worlds second-largest motorcycle maker lowers costs and introduces new products. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images